10 Women Share Their Controlling Partner Horror Stories

“He put a camera up in the living room and could watch me on a phone app from work.” - by Lucy Bode

The thing about controlling people is, they’re super crafty. They find ways to sneak past our defences without setting off any internal alarms, which can mean we’re dragged into the depths of a toxic relationship before we even realise what’s happening.

Here, via Reddit, 10 people share their stories of boyfriends gone bad – from the kinda annoying and clingy to the master manipulators.

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Lucy Bode

Lucy is Women Health’s digital editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and integrative medicine has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.

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